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Science News
5.6.2019

Autism Speaks’ MSSNG project reaches 10,000-genome milestone

World’s largest autism whole-genome database a beacon to developing new solutions for individuals with autism and their families
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News
4.30.2019

New Grant Recipients Announced!

Autism Speaks funds programs that provide people with autism with social and educational experiences. We just announced the 149 new recipients of our
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Advocacy News
4.9.2019

Autism & Disparities: Addressing the Needs of Underserved Communities

This congressional briefing marked one of the many necessary conversations about how autism is experienced by different populations.
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News
4.5.2019

Iconic Buildings Go Blue for World Autism Awareness Day

Iconic buildings from Abu Dhabi to Sydney to New York went blue on April 2, 2018 in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.
A young man stands in front of his new home, surrounded by his family, friends, and carers.
Advocacy News
3.5.2019

EMPOWER Care Act introduced to Congress

EMPOWER Care Act introduced to extend and improve the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program through 2023.
Press Release
2.8.2019

Autism Speaks commends congressional action to reauthorize Autism CARES Act

Legislation receives bipartisan support to fund autism research, monitoring and services benefiting individuals and families affected by autism
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Advocacy News
2.8.2019

#WhyAutismCARES Campaign

Congress is considering the reauthorization of the Autism CARES Act. Snap a photo to show why you care about Autism CARES!
Woman and young child with autism in wheelchair in front of White House
Advocacy News
2.8.2019

Why we care about Autism CARES

Congress reauthorized the Autism CARES Act which is the foundation of federal efforts on autism research, services, training, and monitoring. Learn
Press Release
2.4.2019

Autism Sharing Initiative is named a 2019 GA4GH Driver Project

Partnership between Autism Speaks and AIMS-2 Trials brings together one of the largest collections of genomic and clinical autism data to accelerate
A young man stands in front of his new home, surrounded by his family, friends, and carers.
Advocacy News
1.27.2019

Money Follows the Person Program is extended!

The Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 was signed into law, extending the Money Follows the Person Program for 3 months.
Press Release
1.18.2019

Autism Speaks elects three business leaders to its national board

NEW YORK (January 18, 2019) – Autism Speaks, which is dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the life span for people
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News
1.14.2019

Autism study finds high rates of unmet healthcare needs; suggests public policy solutions

An Autism Speaks analysis of national survey identifies barriers to care and provides guidance for new programs to address needs across the lifespan
Autism Speaks Consensus Conference on next steps in research on cannabis and autism
News
12.19.2018

Autism Speaks hosts first scientific conference on cannabis and autism

Researchers, regulators and community stakeholders convene to guide future studies on cannabis-related products for autism and its associated medical
Autism Speaks research program
News
12.19.2018

Autism Speaks funds promising new treatment and diagnostic studies

Research to advance personalized wandering interventions; target a cause of early communication challenges; and deliver practical autism-screening for
Autism Research Series: Discovery to Solutions
News
11.28.2018

Autism Research Series – ‘Discovery to Solutions’

In 2018, Autism Speaks invited the public to free local presentations of its Autism Research Series: Discovery to Solutions. Watch an archived live
National Survey of Children's Health
News
11.26.2018

National survey of parents identifies 1 in 40 children with autism

National survey of parents identifies 1 in 40 children with autism. Parents also report high rates of difficulty accessing services and coordinated